cancer

2021 in Review: 10 Important Clinical Advances in Cancer at MSK

Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

2021 Was a big year for discoveries and progress in cancer research, here are some of the big stories:

6 of the biggest good news cancer stories of 2021

Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller

2021 may not have been the year anyone expected, with COVID-19 still making its presence known in our lives and around the world. But a lot of progress has still been made. From promising new cancer drugs to trialling a cancer blood test, here are some of the top good news stories from the year.

Could mRNA vaccines be the next frontier of cancer treatment?

Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2021
by Alex Muller

A clinical trial is enrolling colorectal cancer patients to see whether a personalized mRNA vaccine can prevent their cancer from coming back.

Fasting-mimicking diets: Could they help treat cancer?

Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2021
by Alex Muller

As IGF-1 regulates cell growth and division, cell death, and cell survival, it may also promote the growth of cancerous tumors.

Cancer: A risk factor for lung cancer is rising, it's not smoking and it affects us all

Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2021
by Alex Muller

While smoking has declined, air pollution has begun to play a larger role in the development of lung cancer globally.